The airplane oxygen mask rule applies to life: you can't help others if you're depleted. After two hard years, self-care matters more than the hustle-at-all-costs mentality that built empires. European out-of-office messages auto-delete emails; American ones promise responses from a hospital bed.
Last but not least is, as any good flight attendant will tell you, put your own face mask on first. You cannot be at your best for others if you are not at your best for yourself. And I loved Ellen's presentation, but she's a little scary. There's like a lot of energy there. And it's all about pushing and striving. And that's fantastic. I mean, that's what it takes to build a billion-dollar business. But after the 2 years that you guys have had, you need to put your face mask on. Before assisting others. There's a great thing I saw recently that says Europeans out of offices are like, I will not be working until the 18th of September. All emails will be automatically deleted. Right? Don't you want to do that? Americans, I am in the hospital. Email responses may be delayed by up to 30 minutes. Sorry for the inconvenience.
